Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Education

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Help is coming for small businesses

Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and state economic development officials are proposing an economic stimulus package that includes more than $200 million in loans and...
PERSEVERANCE paid off for Brown students Eunice Png, right, and Julie Sygiel, who won a statewide elevator-pitch competition after failing to place in a similar campus contest. /

Brown entrepreneurs take top spot in state contest

Eunice Png and Julie Sygiel, two Brown University seniors, did not snag the top prize when they presented their idea for a new product...

Massachusetts to give grants for ‘green’ jobs

BOSTON – Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles announced last week that clean-energy companies, community-based nonprofits, educational institutions and labor organizations are...

Giving a psychological raise

One of my all-time favorite aphorisms is: “A pat on the back accomplishes more than a slap in the face.” Recently, I saw it...

EFCA would return power to unionize to workers

Everyone taking an honest look at the current system for organizing a union in America must recognize the system is broken. The National Labor...
JUDGE BRUCE M. SELYA, left, described Clayton  Merchant as "the embodiment of the type of young investigator for whom this award was created and of whom we are so proud."
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HIV project wins Lifespan research award

PROVIDENCE – An emergency physician who has worked on improving HIV screening, exposure management, post-exposure prophylaxis and HIV-related screenings in the ER was recently...

Save America’s Treasures to aid 2 R.I. buildings

PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island historical buildings – Slater Mill in Pawtucket and Channing Memorial Church in Newport – will receive a combined $740,000...

OSHA reaches out to R.I. construction industry

PROVIDENCE – Free monthly roundtable meetings on safety and health topics in the construction industry are set to be the centerpiece of a newly...

Williams to step down as chief justice

PROVIDENCE – In a surprise move, R.I. Supreme Court Justice Frank J. Williams this afternoon announced his intention to retire effective Dec. 30. Williams,...

Common Cause/R.I. picks new executive director

PROVIDENCE – John M. Marion Jr., an educator and political scientist “with a deep knowledge of the issues and dynamics of state and national...
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